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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sugar Beach

1 October, 2022

Team Leader
Vitus Joyeux
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
72 kgs (estimated)

13.827872551572, -61.062127445284

Survey Information

Location Name
Sugar Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Sugar Beach / Anbaglo
City
Soufriere
Country
Saint Lucia
Date
1 October, 2022
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 13.827872551572
Longitude: -61.062127445284
Weather Conditions
Rainy
Survey Depth Range
20–65 feet
Area Surveyed
2676.55 ft2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 16
Rope (plastic/nylon) 23
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 12
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6

Tour boat visiting the site.

Discarded ropes

The ropes

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